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June 26, I923. 1,460,101

L. LA VECK COUNTI NG APPARATUS Filed Nov. 12 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet l n 3 INVE'ITUR Lou/5 u I ECK June 26, 1923.

L. LA VECK COUNTING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 12, 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 mvmron Lou/5 M /0/( x W ATTORNEYS June 26, 1923.

L. LA VECK COUNTING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 12, 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR lcx TTORNEYS Patented June 26, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFKZE.

LOUIS LA VECK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SIMPLEX PAPER ACCES- SORIES CO., INC, 0}? BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COUNTING APPARATUS.

Application filed November 12, 1921.

To 7 iciwm it may crmcccu:

Be it known that 1. Lotus LA \"ntiii a citizen oi the l'nitml States. anti resident of Brooklyn. county of Kings. city anrl State oi New York. haic invented certain new and useful lmm'oveinents in Counting Apparatur of which the Following is a specificalion.

My invmtion relates to counting apparatun anti has. for its object to PIOYltlQ a simple aml novel conctruction atlapte l especially tor operative couilunation with a paper utting machine. A turthcr oh ect. oi the invention in to construct the upparatus in Mich :1 manner that the cut sheets of paper may he accurately aml tlepeinlahly nuuteil in so-callctl reams regardless ot' the nmnher of sheets constituting: the ream. Another ohiect (it the invention resiilen in the proriaion of a construction arrai'igtul to client a count 111' units each consisting at a plurality of sheets. My invention further contemplates the provision of an apparatus \vheiehv not only the sheets intlivulually aml in units compucun; :1 plurality oi sheets. hut the uumher oi reams may he counteil aml which in capable of being -asily anil quickly iltllllbiltll at any time. either While at rest or (luring: operation. to count in accnrrlai'ice with the number of rolls oi paper living tell to the cutter. i till another nhject. o'l' niv invention is to provhle :1 simple ainl ctlicient means \vherehy the cutting machine will he automatically t i0]'i]1((l when a predetermined total in the count has heeu reached. Other more specific ohjects ot' the invention will appear trom the :leacription hereimrttcr aml the tcatures of novelty will he poiuteil out in the app inle l claina.

In the accompanyiui :lrayvingrs. which ilh|:-tr:1tc an example oi' the invention with out defining its novelty. Figure I in a trout elevation of the HPPIIIIIHWI his. 1 is :1 simi lar view with parts rcnlovetl to show the interior (llllhtl'llt'lltllll l-ig. 3 in a ecctional view on the line 3 of Fi 2. aml Fig. is :1 section on the line -l----- of Fla. 2.

ha rillOWXl in the illustrated example. the apparatus comprises a casingit) of suitable t'orni aml dimensions aml having a preteral ly removahle front plate it provided with cireular tlial openings 12 and i3 anti ivlih .-.c:1uental scale openingq H and 15; the lan it may be s cured upon the casing Serial no. 514,461

in any convenient: manner, as by means of screws 16 anti the openings 12 and 13 are preferably closed by means of caps 17 including glass or other transparent fronts 18. The counting mechanism which. for the most part. is contained in the casing 10. comprises a primary counting member in the form of a Wheel 19 rotatahly mount Etl upon a stud-shaft 2U which may he ilXQli upon or comprise an integral part of the hack plate of said casing 10: the \\ll0(l 19 is PIOVltlQ'Il on it? periphery with a predetermined number of teeth 21. the illustrated example showing one humlrctl such teeth. The means wherehy a'ul primary counter is actuated cunsiFtH of a pawl 22 pirotetl at 23 upon one arm of :1 l1cll-crank lever Jlwhich is nn'iuntctl to rock upon tho stialaahai't Q and the other arm of which is connected hy means at :1 linl; 2:- with an arm Zti carried hy a shait't QT rotatahly mounted in the casing 10. A second arm 2h also mounted on said Shaft. 52? i; conncctctl with the machine with which the counting apparatus is operativcly coml)l!lttll in the present instance Sillll arm 26 is arranged for connection. hy m ans of a pitmau B. with the rotary cutter ot a paper cutting machine of any conventional type. ll'ith this arrangement the primary count ing m mher or wheel 19 is :nlvancml in 21 pre:ictclminctl manner. as will he more i'ullv ct lorth hereinafter. each time the rotary cutter makes a complete revolution or otherwise pert'nrms a cutting operation. To prevent unintentimial return movement of the primary counting memhcr l9 luring a movement of recovery ol' the pawl 22. a sprinitontrolled stop-pawl fl pivotetl at. 25 in the uning in may lie prnviilctl. A coil wring 3O hears with one einl against a lu; ll on the hell-crank lever "3t aml with ita other curl engages a projection on the. pawl .22 anti nerves to yieltlingly press the latter in a direction towaril the teeth 21: the pawl 22 further providerlnvith a roller 9-2 which cwoperates with a c ment 33 in a manner to he more fully tit. ihc l hereinafter t pretletermine the point of engagement oi Siliti pawl '22 with the, teeth 21. it icing un ler tootl that the arranggt ment is; Such that, the pawl 22 is hehl out of engagement, with the teeth El as long as the roller 32 is in engagement with engage a roller carried on the segment 33. The latter comprises part of a member 33 which is mounted in the casing 10 so as to be adjustable about the stud-shaft 20 as a center; a pointer .il is operatively combined with said segmcnt 33 and co-operates with an indicating scale 35 located in registry with the scale opening P! so as to be visible therethrough The pointer 34, and With it the segment 33 ma be adjusted to different positions by means of a suitable handle 36 which extends exteriorly beyond the casing 10: the handle 36 is preferably provided with a locking bolt 36 arranged to co-operate with a series of notches 37 in the casing 10 to fix the pointer 34, and with it the segment 33, in an adjusted position; it will be understood that, in such case,-the pointer; 34 may futher be provided with a pivoted operating lever 36* whereby said locking bolt 36 is moved out of said notches 37 when it is desired to adjust said handle and its associated parts to difierent positions. A spring 36 located between the handle and the lever serves to normally maintain the bolt 36 in engagement with the notches 37. The scale 35 is of a type to accord with the machine with which the apparatus is combined and in the present instance includes designations (2 indicating the number of Webs of papcr which may be concurrently passed through the cuti 1 machine to be cut into sheets; in other words, the setting of the pointer 34 on the scale 35 indicates the number of sheets being cut at each operation of the rotary cutter.

At intervals corresponding to the spaces between twenty of the teeth 21, the wheel 19 is provided with rollem 38 rotatably mounted upon studs 39 projecting )crpendicularly from the face of said wheel 19; the rollers 38 are adaped to successively one arm of a bcll-cranl lever 41 mounted to rock upona stud-shaft 42 fixed upon the back plate of the casing 10. The olher arm of the lever {11 is provided with a rod 13 upon which a plurality of pa wls 44, 44, 44 and 44" are pivoted, said pawls co-operating, respcctivel v. with sccondar counting mcmbers 4:"), 45", 45 and 45" mounted to rotate together upon the stud 4 2. The counting members, in the form of wheels, are each of a difi'crcnt diameter and are provided on their periphery with teeth 46 arranged, in cooperation with the teeth 21 of the primary 19. to accord with the different number of sheets contained in the socallcd standard reams; that is, the wheel 45 is provided with twentyfive teeth arranged for a tire hundred sheet ream, the wheel 45 with twent vl'our teeth arranged for a four hundred iand eighty sheet ream. the wheel 45" with tw nty teeth arranged for a four hundred sheet ream and the wheel 45 with eighteen teeth counter arranged for a three hundred and sixty shcct roam. The operation of this part of thc apparatus will more fully appear in the dcscrip: ion oi the c omplcte operation, which appears hcrcinai'tcr. The pawls 44, 44 44" and 44" are cuch of proper dimensions and construction to properly co-operatc with the respective counting members and further are each under the influence of a spring 47 which. in each case. tends to swing the respective pawls toward the wheels 45, 45", 45" or 45 with which ihcy cooperate. it being understood that only one pawl is in operation at a given time and that the others, while they partake of the rocking movements of the lever 4-1, are held in inoperative positions with respect to the secondary counting members or wheels with which they cooperate. Any suitable means may be pro vidcd for adjusting the pawls in a manner to produce the desired result; for instance, a segment 48, similar to the segment 33, may be utilized for the purpose, and in such case is adjustably mounted in the casing 10 by means of a member 4-8 to move in an are having the stud -12 for a centre. 011 its inner face the segment 48 is provided with recesses 4.), 49, 49" and 49 located at different points thereon in registry with rollers 50, upon the respective pawls 44, 44, 44 and 4 with this arrangement, when one of the rollers is in one of the recesses, its pawl will be in engagement with its co-operating counting member while all of the other rollers, being out of registry with their recesses, will ride upon the inner surface of the segment 4-8 and thus maintain the other pawls out of engagement with their (to-operating counting member. It will be understood that the recesses are all of suflicient length to permit the movement of the pawls, by the action of thc bell-crank lever 41, necessary to effect a one tooth advance of the respcctive wheels or counting mcmbers 45. 4,5 45* and 4f. The segment 49 may be adjusted to its different positions by means of a pointer 51 which co-operutes with an indicating scale 52 located in registry with the scale opening 15 and provided with dcsigmu tions 5 indicating the dili'crent standard reams previously rcfcrrcd to. The pointer 51 preferably projects over the scale 52 so as to be visible through the opening 15; the adjustment of the pointer 51 and with it the segment 'lS-mav be also cliected through the medium of a suitable handle 53 which projects outwarrtlly beyond the casing 10. The handle 53 may also be provided with a locking means similar to that with which the handle 36 is provided, and adapted to co-oi'icratc with notches 54 properly located in the casing i l to fix the pointer 51 and with it the segment 48 in an adjusted posi tion.

Thc lever 41 and with it the pawls 44, 4.4,

I E i lit) l1] ll itl m \l ll)l linil lltltl= till lt' wilting tr m! the Hperntiun t l th =tlltlltltl; wheel ii. the ir tter [nut he uperntiteiy emu ltlllttl with A puiuter M :lrrnugwl 1w llltHt with the 'uhwl 5 met vwuperztting with A smile tli :liwl hilt lttlltttl it) t't;fit tl' with :Itt l rhi le thrntlgh the 18 til the iliul epeniiig F2 The illuntrntwt evuuple hmw the nilll J prm itleil with une hunilreil ile iguntium i (Wit Hf whirl: repr senh a unit tit Hue htlttihul st) It at uni i-winplete rern lutinu til the whet-l $5 ltllltSllltS :i il'l'tllli t tnl ul' tun tli llFzlttil. lu the ie-terre l l'urru the puiuter RH i: :n'r:|n;, 'eil uiul mint hineil with the ltl t'lttlltllll iu Ftll'lt :1 nmnner that it nun e reset tu mi-u uuly l u nu thur zeti permit: un t nrt-ut'iliufgly mu he pruriileil with :1 hllilillllt lll 'h W whure w this result is ittztizletl.

The ppnrutus mu further he prmiilml with a [winter ill L I-Ellltlt't l tu inure with the supplementul mutating wheel 35 ntul eu-npernting with a smile or that 9:] lllt'lllttl iu lrunt ul the glnsu 1H (if the (llttl (apt-unintil: the Sl'illt 92 is ltl'tH'lllWl with ilesig nze tiuns (Z remliug eounterrlueltwise t'ruln new to niuetyuiue :unl llt'll tle ig unting :1 unit whivh in the present inntunee i-ulrespunilu tn :1 ream ()l eut sheets. In writer to permit the puinter Flt tu he .wt to any llt'Hll'lil puint en the smile inth-pentlently Htthe euunting wheel (35. the ('(Jltlltt'tltfll hetween the latter :Htll will pointer is It llexilvle one whielu in the prewnt imtanee. is r pre Stlitlil h :1 spring 9 whivh permits rul:ltire iuux'enwut iii the pointer 91 in MM lirertiun :uul vurries it :tlungj in the uppusite ilirevliun uperntire inurement at the nheel I13". Thus. the pointer 91 will pur take (it the inurenlent's ut the (hunting wheel 6 ut it iunv he independent! :nljnutetl tu nny one ut' the ltesignnti ns t/ withuut (listurhing ur nvtuntiug the counting wheel Another puint r SH may he similarly eunl l means 01' :1 spring 95 with the Ilt't'tlu auxiliary euunting wheel Ti. :lIHl (tHvptIfltPl-t with clesifgnntiutifi I" pl'Ot'lllt'ttl upun the tlllll 9Q tllttl nlsin renrliug' (It)!lDltl-(lt)(l \\'lSt t'rum xeru to nine lllllltll'Pll null ninet \'-uiue. em-h tl i; ='nuthn| w eurresimntling tn :1 unit (if une lmnclretl. The setting of the pointer 91 in tltt'UlllPllHllttl hy fir t lurking the puinters iit :ttui 5H ti'ag ether thruugh the me liuiu lit plungen 9t; whieh ure nuruulily hel l in inoperative pusitiuns lay means ut springs 9T. \Yhen the plnngers fit are in the tiuns -liuwu in Fig. L the tWu pui' ern Ell. {it are rutateti tngethet until the pointer 94 rem-hes the pre:letermiut-(l tltSlQIttltltllt r en the :linl E i whereupuu the pluntrew ti t? :ire pernlittetl tu t'tr itlltt their n rnml pmit 'im unit the p iiiler L l i iielepeuih'ntl all iilr tt l t4: the preileterininetl rlesi inntinn J Int Hilltl tlltti $2,

In tltlttltlttll to their uther l'unrtium, Fuhsequently ti: he llem-rilwtl. the pnintern 91 unit 94 are arranged tu engage tlt' 'ltll teru'iiir W Jllttl 9f tn t'lilSt} nu tltt'lllt' eirenit \\llltll wrres. fur lllfattlllt't'. to nutuuintii'ull must: at ntcip mge ut' the vuttiug' nun-him,- nherehy the paper i\ living wut: the terllllllttlh' UH :nul Nil 111', lumttwl ut the Zeru tllH- ignntiuns en the tllttl U2 tllltl :ire engaged h the puinteru l t nncl 9} only when the latter are in registry with thi punitiun.

1n prnrtiee. the shunting :lymnrntun is at tnehe t tn the machine with whic'h it w)- upernten. in the present lllFliHllft u paper matting mnvhiue. in uny erimrenient muuu r tlt t'l in pruper punitinn tju enable the link 2H tn ltt euuum-teil with the t-utiter in Stti'll n \\'H that the rututinn ml the latter will c-nuse 2i rut-hing nmrenleut ml the :tl'lllH Q43" 21ml Elli mist the shaft 27. i vr instrinie :in shuwn. the i'tlFiHg i may he pruriileel npml its rear have with :m lllltltltllt IH'QHS lt t) mlnpteil tu lit upon a clnrwtzuhnl flange ltlt luvnt i m! the euttiug' tum-him at n VUiH'llP ient puint', until using it! heing fixetl against; unintentiuiml reuim'nl lrum Silltl flange in any ewnt'entiuzlnl way: with the illunt :ttt'tl nucl tltHl'll ittl nrrung'emeut the enuuting appurntus may remlily he ('flllTttttttl with (Hill rernm'eil from the enttiug lunehinn when ever. Fur :my renaum thin lieu-mum new Fury. \t the name time it is pu il|le to easily euluhine the ttltllltll|; :tppnrntus with existingrntting m" tltlttl nmthinen.

Tn nmnt (ltilllV et t m'th the npe'ntinn (it the apparatus. it will first he :msumeil that single sheets of paper are to he eut, i \\'lllt'll (use :1 single well of paper muy he fel Frmu 21 Full thrnugh the euttiu; mnehimin the ('ltStflhHHy manner: it will he further 3%- sumetl that these sheet. are to he ffltltllttl in reams emnprising five lumlheil \l'ltllhl eneh 21ml that une lot ennsisting nf two hundred Furh reams in requiretl to fill an nrcler. To automatic-ally attain these results. the puinter 34 is set in registry with the first designation 0 from the zero mark on the SCfilt 35 whereby the segment 33 is adjusted tn :1 position in which the pawl 22 is permitted to engage successive teeth 21 of the primary enunting member 19 as will appear more fully hereinafter: at the same time the pointer 51 is moved intQ registry with the ilesignntit'm fire lltlntllttl 0n the scale "-2 and thus s ts the segnu-ut -18 in a positiuu in whit-h the roller fill of the pawl 44: will tranel in the rel-e55 49 and permit said pawl to riperutively (Elfin; th teeth 46 of the gtitt,=3li l&1}' emitting n'ieniher at the ii [i p2 pm firm, the wither! pawis Mi iii-in Add in ithvir 'nnpsrzitivfl pf of enggflgvmant with the whirvls 4 45". In addition 51w imintw SM is; minutes-+11wiuvisv {n =1 pmiti'nn in registers with the Enrlivntinn hm on the suzsiv (a the cutting machine now operates, the piiman 28 will be rvciprmratmi. by reason of its comm-(Mon with fhfi rotary mittm' of the paper cutting marhineand Wiii aim-H1- i11;,rl vi'm?{the urznfififlshaf't' QT and 21m: .Zfi; the kitten in tin-m xvii] transmit its mntinn t0 the link and Hawaii {HIHRE he iwii- (rank h'rw- 2% in he Fimihfly l' ffiiltli and the paw? t0 in r-unmpnnliingiy :wtuatcd. The ":mgwnent 1% MM: that ea 'h timu H1 111mm with)? pm'fuz'um its vizfiinl :utinn mini in iii." pl'esmii. 'il'wtaiu-v. cuts mir Gilt f of paw-r, Elm viper-Mimi of {111* part? will (:iijsw $711- gnrawi f hr in] 2mm! tiik" P-nm'ring itiilhilfii' H me} h'tfii'i As the ZTiJilf wli'iwr' :vmiwa in waif its. (-utiing mien'siinm i11 EHHN ('1 km aianrv viii} in (,nmwi h,

m f gizatml Wiilt'i] ii; hnmirmi III 111mm; ai' the stuppzmi 25). HILhiHl'H' EFT et i'm' mu? Sliver us in tin ail wary (Haunting: memhm 19 ii:4ii(:llii) fll (effing 01 one hundred shmts iii :uivunvv 'ihu secondary vomiting EH FYzIiJCi' a dis? :mm' mrrcspmlding to five of in for-H1 4G. Fnm: this it Will be obvious that fivv mmpletc revolutions of 1,110 pI'i-= I9. whiL'h result from the cutf ing of hi0 hundred sheets, will bring nhuut H129 (rmi'lplvte revolution of the gvnunriary vomiting n'xi-mher 45 and thsreby inriir'ntu that unn wan] confining of five l'mmh'ml slums has i'aPPn Put. 1 the min plviinn ui' um? Nil rm'olutiun 0f the S80- :wnrim'y counting mmnhvr- Hm roller 57 will vngage tho triggzc-r SR and pivntaily M xing tin FJSUH in in" Hm runfsn't member in imu mguuvnwnt with the tm'minais (if \vhvrwli H10 nllwhic rim-nit in which said ifllhilliliH are Iwahwi i (-insed 11111] an alarm, z-iHh-r in H1 firm ut' :1 light or a hvil or lach s qciunfev! in minimum the fut-t Tilt mw ir-uzn iii pupa his: lawn mi. ifil [hi5 zirm'ngwnvnt if' E iHrj'il]S i l il" for the 0119? MM ii ininh-isii -miii UYUIIHNL' Hm fact fim i i miliug mi mav rum: hm been at vnmpiiHiim].

to the number 01 wells passing intn llli} nutfing machimr; for iushmw. may lw sumelil. I'mlllC pnrpumn1 iiluatr'atiljm. that twmaty shew- 1: at 2! time aw ha la cm. and that avzral-dlng'l twenty Wulaz's of paper are fed tlnnaglx the cutting: machine. Tu pwville for the PFOPDE'(50-OI7EIRtlG11 of the muniing apparatus :mrlc-r tl'wsv conditions, the pointer 3.4 sPt at the elvsignalllnn law-at upon the scale llms lmlivating; lllll lla- (ounting morhanism a ijaal rwl an illal llm Plli fl'lf, (rimming m-wmla-r l. will want in units: If lwcnty, This is awmnplislml in the"; fnllnwlag manner: A: the mlnlvr 3% wt npnn tlw Sfllll 3:1 llw F gllhill will mrr'i-a smalinglv ilkijll t ll and 11 law :azlvni -15. vxanlplm wi l lw msllnmvrl in mall manner film lla pawl 3.3 will he pwnfllml in opii'alivvly vngay ililL'll lm'nlivlh tunllx anal at ullwr tim-vr: will lai' maintaim-(l m2 n!" (in-- gilUPilH-Hli with said ls'elii,v 1n nljliii' Wil -a vav v,

wall' $2.1 llw l any -1 llwi pninlm- 3i hark in tlw lll signatlnn twtnty n11 llw malaii; siaz-ilarly il' flufcml of adllllirma webs of paper tlnmzgll the cutting llii llil is dwxmlimml for any reason, the amazing rzgl xzualas may be adjusted tn 0 malv in llammny by simply setking the pointer 2 4 at the proper point on the scale 35. Ylklill slmulrl al'vays mrrvspond with Um number 0f Hhvvts lwiug out at each 0 vsallnn of tln mater" Any and all of tln: ileljlmlzia'aia mlm'rml to may hi made while ilw lav-Carma in p(-:1!;irm. has llVUllli115; 'lw My, 1, mm lnflialental to a smppage of llw Ullfflllilk.

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y he (laslrahlg in artual a in ya .xm parallel WthS 0f paper i =l: tin: uuitmg maminv and to cut the a? ETIEHUHII I, law-uplva l'lw sumo ywlllwm .11: ll alum inggjln ,allcnlla an inf-m5 in lb Minn; l lmyllluii.

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wiaiili sm' lull. rimary mamllm' actuating deviirvs for operating said counting members and a setting device common to all of said devices wlmrehy any one of them is adjusted to an operative position tor actuating its co-rugerati11,; member and the remainder of said dovirns ili't' roururrently adjusted to inoperative positions.

3. A. Counting apparatus romprising a plurality of counting whorls ear-h having: a different numher ot' tenth. a plurality of pawls for operating said rounting wln-els and a setting doriri: common to all of said pau'ls whereby any one of thorn in adjustei'l to an operative position for artuating its eooperating wheel and the rurnainder of said pawls are concurrently adjusted to inoperav tive positions.

4. A nounting apparatus comprising a primary counting member. means for operating said member in anrordanrewith the subject nlattor of the ruunt and a. devil-e whereby the operation of said means is seleetivi-ly adjusted to artuaie said counting member in variable steps ('OIIQHDOIILllDg to dill'erent nllIl'lPflvill units.

A counting apparatus comprising a primary counting member having av predetormined number of peripheral teeth, means. including a pawl, for opvrating said memher in accordance with the suhjectanatter of the count, and a segmei'it adapted to naintainsaid pawl in an inoperative position and to permit it to engage the teeth of said counting member at a prmlvtormineiil point. said segment being adjustable to vary said point of engagement whereby said counting member is actuated in steps corresponding to different numerical units.

6. A counting apparatus rnuiprising a primary counting memhnr having a predetermined number of peripheral teeth. means. including a iawl. for operating said mum-- her in aocori anee with the suhjerhmatter of the count, a sogment adapted to maintain said )awl in an inoperative position and to permit it to engags tho teeth of said count.- ing member at a. predetermined point. said segment being adjustable to vary said point of engagement whereby said rounting memher is until-atoll in steps rorrespouding to different numerical units. supplnmental counting meshanisni operated by said primary counting member, and adjustable means whereby said operative steps of said supple, mental counting mechanism are made to correspond to dill-Front. numerirai units.

7. A vomiting apparatus comprising a primary counting. member. means for oporating said member in accordance with the suh jevtanatter of the count. secondary counting ninoihanisrn including a, plurality of series of tooth arranged adjacent to earth other and each oonsiuting of a different number of teeth repreauntin difisrant numerical totals,

e I means cif-ntrollorl by the primary counting member, a plurality of pawls carried by said means and each arranged to eo-operate with one series of said teeth but not with the others, and adjustable means whereby one of said pawls are adjusted to an operative posi tion am. all of the others are. maintained in inoperative positions.

8. A counting apparatus comprising a primary counting member. means for operating: said member in aerordance with the suhject-matter of the count. SGCOIMlflIF counting mechanism lfil'llldlng a pluraiity of series of teeth arranged adjarent to each other and each. consisting! of a. difi'erant Illifi'lbii of teeth representing ililfnront numsrioal totals, means controlled by the primary counting member. a plurality of pawls carried by said means and ha sh arranged to ctr-operate with one isrrirs of said teeth but not with th others. and an adjustable svginent. adapted to let engaged by said pawls and provided with rei'vsses adaptorl to no individually brought into registry with said pawls \Vllfii't by one of the latter adjusted to an operative position and all f tho others in? 96 maintained in inoporatiw positions.

9. A (hunting z'ipparatus comprising a primary rountin r member having a predetermined uuinlur of peripheral tenth. means. including a pawl. for motoring said main her in in'rorclanre with the slllijet'tdlimUs? i f the rount. a segment. aelaptrtl to nuiiutain said pawl in an inoperativn position and in permit it to vngago the tenth of said count ing member at a predetermined point. segment losing adjustable to vary said point of engagement whereby said counting: memher is actuated in steps rorrosponding to diil'erent nuinerieai units. senondary count ing Ditn'linlilSiEt inrluding a plurality of rirs ot ii-nth arranged adjacent to each oi: and ach w ns 'iillg'j of a ilifi'aront nuznhor iii teeth representing: different .umnrirai totals. means controlled by the primary oountin; member. a pluralit i of p; rind by saitl means and rarh a operate with one series oi teeth in": the others. and an adjustable adapted to he engaged in; said proridorl with rooosst-s adapted in o Tiilnaliy layought into reg-ism I pawis whenihy ono of the latter is adiustra to an operative nosition a (i all of the others are maintained in inoperative positions.

10. A counting apparatus comprising a primary iiiountingg member having: a. pristintorniiued number of oariplieral tan .5. mania. inrluding. a pawl. 'for oparating said meinl in anrordanco with the suhjerbmatter of in? count. a segment adapted to maintain s i pawl in an inoperative position and to per mit it to engaa'n the teeth of said wanting member at a prialet rmineii point. said merit bring ad'ust no to vary said point of engagement whereby said Counting mambo. 13'

is actuatw] in steps arun'esponding t0 diffvreni; nuumriral units, sucondzu'y (Quilting zawcimnism inuimling a plurality of Series of :mh arranged :uijuccni in each other and mm consisting uf a dim-rent number of wet]; efiprwenting iiiilvrem, numeriml intuls, mcum wnl'rollM by the primary counting membm", a plurality 0f pawls, ziul'rieel by said 1119:1215 and each mmi'lgyd tn (ruuywrahwith. one series of tc-uth Imi not with the uthem. an adjustable segment EUllPtQil to II.- ung'ngwi by said punk: and provided with rw' asws Eb'lilllaiill to he individuzfliy brought into reg istry with siliti pnwls sa'lwrehy ulna 01' the latter is. :uljuslvd in an upm'utivu. pmitiun and all of HR mhers :n'v maintained in 121-- uperrzfiw positions. and zu'iditinnni rimming IMO-111s arranged to he mtnutvd through the medium of said sel'omiury vuunting mw'h :mism in Ste-p5 (flll'i'lbifllfldifig t0 prudetelrminaw! mimm'iml tntaf 11, A counting apparatus-1 Pmnprising :1 casing zuluptvd to he muunted 11pm] a paper Putting man-him. a primary Counting when! in said (-usmg provided with a predetermined nnmbvl uf pcriplwrnl teeth. :1 pawi cumpi'mting with said teeth, :1 hell-crank 

